mobilization
noun
Simple meaning
Act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
mohbuhluhzayshuhnSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
moʊbələˈzeɪʃən
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
Act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action
“Mobilization of the country's economic resources.”
geology
The softening of rock such that geochemical migration can take place.
The marshalling and organizing of troops and national resources in preparation for war, bringing them to a state of readiness for an action.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
Used this way, mobilization is a specialist word with a faintly unfavourable edge. This is a military use: it belongs to service and operational language.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly negative
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Critical or judgemental
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Military
- Historical writing
- News/reporting
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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More ways to use mobilization
- “Mobilization of the country's economic resources.”noun
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
The quality of moving freely.
Make ready for action or use.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Mobilization of the economy.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- cavalrynoun
- brigadenoun
- militianoun
- divisionaladjective
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